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Windows Installer switches for updating an
Administrative Installation Point
Windows Installer is currently at version 2.
Obtain the 9x/Me version
here.
Obtain the NT/2k version
here.
C:\start msiexec /p [path\name of update MSP file] /a [path\name of MSI file] shortfilenames=true /qb /L* [path\name of log file]
start - required for win9x systems where msiexec is not in the direct path.
msiexec - Windows Installer
/p - Enables Windows Installer to apply an update to an existing installation
[path\name of update MSP file] - Path and file name of the MSP file
/a Enables Windows Installer to perform an administrative installation of a product on a network share
[path\name of MSI file] - Path and name of the MSI file to be updated.
shortfilenames=true - Directs Windows Installer to create all file names and folders with MS-DOS-compatible file names, as used on Office 2000 Disc 1. Required when you run Windows Installer from the command line.
/qb - Sets the user interface (q) to the basic level (b) (simple progress and error handling).
/L* - Turns on logging and sets a path for the log file. The * flag causes the switch to log all information.
[path\name of log file] - Path and file name of the Windows Installer log file.
Click here for a complete listing of Windows Installer switches
Click here for a listing of Windows Installer Errors - Useful when you make a mistake.
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